ComEd, CSL Highlight Completion of New Electrical Substation to Serve Kankakee Plant, Support Continued Regional Economic Growth
05 Dezembro 2023 - 2:16PM
Business Wire
ComEd continues to deliver power
infrastructure needed to support growing business technology needs
across northern Illinois
ComEd today joined CSL, a global biotherapeutics company, and
local partners to highlight the completion of a new electrical
substation that will power CSL Behring’s growing operations and
enhance regional power infrastructure. The new 5.6-acre substation
is located next to CSL’s 140-acre campus in Kankakee County, the
company’s only U.S. manufacturing center. The completion of the
substation provides additional power capacity to serve the
company’s growing manufacturing needs, contributing to the site's
operational excellence and bringing enhanced power reliability to
the area.
“In addition to offering the best reliability in the nation,
ComEd is proud to deliver the infrastructure upgrades to help CSL
meet growing power needs as it builds on 70 years of success in
Kankakee County,” said Terence Donnelly, President and COO of
ComEd. “In addition to supporting their power needs, this
substation plays a key role in the continued economic growth of the
region. ComEd is proud to continue to invest in the vital
infrastructure needed to help businesses meet their goals for a
cleaner and more resilient future.”
CSL Behring, which began as Armour Laboratories, is celebrating
this year’s 70th anniversary of its manufacturing headquarters in
Kankakee County. More than 1,500 employees are based at the 1.8
million square foot plant, which manufactures life-saving medicines
and conducts research.
“The importance of this project provides CSL Behring with a
reliable power source so we can continue manufacturing our
lifesaving products to our patients without any disruptions,”
says Abner Garcia-Delgado, CSL Behring Site Head. “This is
paramount to our Patient Focus value. We are impressed with the
completion of the substation, the professionalism and the
collaboration with ComEd who is providing clean, affordable, and
reliable power service to CSL Behring. This electrical substation
is part of Kankakee’s reliability and sustainability strategy.”
Hundreds of ComEd employees and its contractors logged nearly
25,000 hours during construction of the substation. Construction on
the site was led by general contractors, Lindblad and Gilbane, with
participation by diverse and local suppliers. New transmission
system improvements, including delivery of new transformers and
circuit breakers, enhance CSL Behring’s power reliability and
improve economic vitality for the region.
"This is a strong example of what doing business in Kankakee
County looks like," said Tim Nugent, President and CEO of the
Economic Alliance of Kankakee County. "An investment and
partnership like this between CSL and ComEd reinforce how important
manufacturing is in this region and across the state, and how
impactful a strong relationship can be in getting good work
accomplished."
ComEd worked closely with CSL Behring and local partners within
Kankakee County and the Village of Bradley to coordinate approvals
for construction, including those related to site enhancements
necessary to ensure safe and reliable power flow from the new
substation. CSL Behring invested $35 million in below-ground site
improvements roadway enhancements and surrounding infrastructure
upgrades to support the new bulk power substation.
"The completion of this project is great news for the region.
Guaranteeing reliable energy for CSL helps support the 1,500 jobs
at the facility and is vital for ensuring the life-saving
biotherapies produced there make it to the people who need them,”
said State Senator Patrick Joyce, 40th District. “I applaud
ComEd and CSL for working together to make this happen."
The addition of the new substation is just the latest example of
how ComEd is delivering 21st century infrastructure needed to
maintain reliable service for its customers. Continued investment
in the system through the Smart Grid program, which began in 2012,
is helping yield significant improvements in reliability, with
customers avoiding 19 million outages and saving more than $3.3
billion on outage-related costs.
“I want to thank ComEd and all of the stakeholders involved in
making this new CSL substation a reality,” said State
Representative Jackie Haas, 79th District. “Both CSL and ComEd
are committed partners in this project with the goal of community
growth and development. I look forward to a continued partnership
with both CSL and ComEd as we move our state towards a brighter
future.”
ComEd's ongoing grid investments continue to enhance the
region’s ability to meet growing business technology needs,
attracting new investments. So far in 2023, ComEd has attracted 13
new projects representing 4,100 jobs and $5.9 billion in local
investment, with many businesses choosing northern Illinois for its
best in the nation electric reliability. Additionally, ComEd’s
multi-year grid investment plan, currently pending with the
Illinois Commerce Commission, would ensure the grid remains strong
and resilient amid increasingly severe weather due to climate
change and as market adoption of all-electric technologies is
expected to increase in years ahead.
ComEd is a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:
EXC), a Fortune 250 energy company with approximately 10 million
electricity and natural gas customers – the largest number of
customers in the U.S. ComEd powers the lives of more than 4 million
customers across northern Illinois, or 70 percent of the state's
population. For more information visit ComEd.com, and connect with
the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
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